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Little-known makers of generic drugs played central role in opioid crisis,
records show by The Washington Post

"Douglas S. Boothe was the leader of a little-known generic-drug maker
seven years ago when federal agents approached his company with an urgent
plea: Slash production of an addictive pain medication that was fueling
a national crisis."

‘We were addicted to their pill, but they were addicted to the money’ by The Washington Post

"America’s largest drug companies flooded the country with pain
pills from 2006 through 2012, even when it became apparent that they were
fueling addiction and overdoses. The Post shared its findings with a group
of recovering addicts in southwest Virginia and asked them to respond."

An onslaught of pills, hundreds of thousands of deaths: Who is accountable? by The Washington Post

"The origin, evolution and astonishing scale of America’s catastrophic
opioid epidemic just got a lot clearer. The drug industry — the
pill manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers — found it profitable
to flood some of the most vulnerable communities in America with billions
of painkillers."

Report Exposes Data, Unconscionable Business Of Opioid Epidemic by MSNBC

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow shares details about the number of opioids being
distributed in the United States, first reported by The Washington Post
and West Virginia's Charleston Gazette-Mail, giving the public easy, searchable
access to a database.

Spangenberg Firm Appointed to Leadership in Opiate MDL by Spangenberg Shibley & Liber

"Cleveland has become the focal point of efforts to tackle the opioid
epidemic....The multi-district litigation (MDL) consists of hundreds of
lawsuits brought by cities, counties, and hospitals against the manufacturers
and distributors of opiates like OxyContin, Percocet, and Hydrocodone—the
drugs that helped spawn the epidemic."

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